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Learning Resource Pack A Comprehensive Guide to Visiting the Attraction Key Stage and Key Stage The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Contents Introduction Booking Your Visit Teachers Notes: Beatrix Potter Biography—Childhood Teachers Notes: Beatrix Potter Biography—Beatrix the Writer Teachers Notes: Beatrix Potter Biography—Beatrix the Farmer Teachers Notes: Beatrix Potter Timeline 10 Synopsis of Beatrix Potter’s Tales 13 Map of the Attraction 14 The Peter Rabbit Garden 15 Suggested Teacher Led Activities 16 Story Sequencing—Using The Tale of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 17 Story Structure 20 Recount—Writing a Newspaper Article 23 Beatrix Potter Author, Illustrator and More… 24 Who was Beatrix Potter? 25 Plant Observations 27 Herb Hunting in The Peter Rabbit Garden 28 Landscape Sketches 32 Additional Ideas 34 Cockshott Point Walk Details and Map 35 Attraction Led Activities 36 Lake District Tours 37 Useful Contacts and websites The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Introduction The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction Our unique and award-winning attraction is the only official Peter Rabbit attraction in the UK and a unique experience for old and young alike Located in Bowness-onWindermere in the Lake District, Cumbria The World of Beatrix Potter is a unique visitor attraction provides a fun and stimulating experience that takes you on an imaginative and captivating journey through the works of Beatrix Potter Throughout the attraction 23 of Beatrix Potter’s famous tales are brought to life in an engaging and magical way There is also our Peter Rabbit Garden which adds a fantastic element complementing the indoor part of the Attraction and beginning to tell the story of Beatrix Potter the naturalist Finally, our Interactive Virtual Walks area of the Attraction provides information about Beatrix Potter, her life and links with the local area Children will be delighted as they meet all their storybook friends and grown-ups will be amazed by the craftsmanship of details gone into bring the tales alive The scenes were created by the attraction’s director, Roger Glossop who is well known for his theatre set designs including work for the National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company Beatrix Potter and her stories can be linked to many areas of the National Curriculum including Literacy, History, Geography, Art and Science Topic work based around this amazing lady can provide a wealth of learning opportunities for pupils of all ages A visit to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction can enhance and recapitulate children’s learning of Beatrix Potter and her work The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction Learning Resource Packs have been developed with practising teachers to provide groups visiting the attraction with inspirational work to complete before, during and after their visit You will also find teachers notes to help you prepare yourself and the children for their visit and details on our facilities and what we have to offer The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Planning and Booking Your Visit A visit to the attraction usually takes 60-75 minutes This allows you time to look around the exhibits and also to appreciate the Peter Rabbit Garden If you plan to further activities during your visit, please plan time for these accordingly We strongly recommend that you book a group visit to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction in advance of your arrival, so we can ensure the highest standards of customer care To make a booking please contact us on: Telephone: +44 (0)844 504 1233 E-mail: groups@hop-skip-jump.com To speed up the booking process you may like to complete the Enquiry/Provisional booking form online We will then contact you with a confirmation that your group is booked into the attraction Opening Times Summer (1st April - 30th September) 10.00am - 17.30pm Winter (1st October - end March) 10.00am - 16.30 pm CLOSED 25th Dec & weeks in Jan/Feb please contact us for dates Drop off and Parking Coaches are asked to drop groups at Rayrigg Road either opposite the pay and display car park or using the bus lay-by opposite the attraction There is a coach park located on Glebe Road which is free if your group is planning a boat trip This will need to be booked Access The main entrance is located off Crag Brow, just around the corner from where the coach will drop you off Alternatively you can access through our Tearoom entrance on Rayrigg Road Our attraction is accessible for all, with ramps and lifts available for those using wheelchairs Arrival On your arrival, make your way to the Box Office If entering through the tearoom This can be found at the top of the stairs and turn right Toilets Toilets are available next to the Beatrix Potter Tearoom We have Wheelchair accessible toilet facilities Cloakroom Admission Admission can be paid on the day of the visit or the school can be invoiced Group rates apply to groups of 15 people or more Admission Prices Adult Child Normal Admission Rates £6.95 £3.65 Group Rate £5.95 £3.15 Unfortunately we cannot provide a space for children to store their bags First Aid The attraction has a number of trained first aiders If a first aider is required, please seek assistance from any member of staff or go to the main entrance We will admit one adult free for every ten paying children The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Planning and Booking Your Visit If you are clear about what you want from your educational visit, contact us and make a provisional booking It can be really useful if you can provide us with any intended aims and objectives you have for your visit We may be able to suggest appropriate self-guided activities or Once you have made your booking you can offer you relevant workshops or talks to arrange your complementary teacher visit further enhance your visit This will allow you to see the attraction in full and what we have to offer prior to your Risk Assessments group visit Although we understand that schools are often responsible for providing their own risk Your visit may be part of a greater school assessments when planning educational visit to the area itself If this is the case, we visits, we can provide you with a copy of can help you to plan additional activities our own comprehensive risk assessment with some of the other nearby attractions Just ask and we can email this to you Please see the Lake District Tours page of this booklet In our experience, the attraction can be best utilised if you split your group into smaller When contacting us to make a booking, it groups of about 8—10 children You may will be helpful if you can have the following wish to show the children the entire details available: attraction first and then revisit parts again in smaller groups This gives the children the Preferred date for your visit (and opportunity to appreciate the attraction fully alternatives if possible) and to carry out additional activities without Approximate time of your arrival and becoming crowded departure Approximate number of children and adults visiting Your full contact details Description of any special needs within the group The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Teachers Notes Beatrix Potter Biography Childhood Beatrix Potter was born Helen Beatrix Potter on the 28th July 1866 at Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London She was the first daughter of Helen and Rupert Potter They were a typical wealthy Victorian family who lived in a large house with several servants Beatrix Potter’s Parents had inherited their money through the cotton trade but gave up their trade roots for a place in London society Although qualified as a barrister, Beatrix’s father focussed much of his time on his passion for art and photography pets would rent a house in the countryside They spent many summers in Scotland but when Beatrix was sixteen their usual house was not available so they came to the Lake District instead Beatrix fell in love with the beauty of the area and Iit was here that she became friendly with the local vicar, Canon Rawnsley, one of the founder members of the National Trust, who was to be a great influence and lifelong friend Bertram was sent away to boarding school, so Beatrix spent most of her adolescence on her own, studying, painting and Beatrix was educated from home under a sketching She also began a diary, in which sequence of governesses She had a lonely and restricted childhood and as she did not she used a miniaturised secret code to attend a school, she had little opportunity to record daily thoughts and observations (a meet other children Childhood visits to the habit that continued until she was 30) countryside nurtured her imagination and Although she got her Art Student's inspired her art Soon her London school Certificate for drawing, Beatrix reached the room was home to a vast collection of insects, butterflies, and small animals, age of 21 having had little real education especially mice and rabbits Her younger brother Bertram was born when she was six years old In spite of the difference in their ages, they became good friends as they grew up They both enjoyed painting and drawing and they loved animals The family always had a dog and the children also kept an assortment of different creatures as pets in the schoolroom Beatrix and Bertram were treated by their father to visits to museums and art galleries and Beatrix was encouraged to use her extraordinary artistic talent Every summer the whole household including servants and The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Teachers Notes Beatrix Potter Biography Beatrix the Writer Throughout her twenties, Beatrix became a keen naturalist and hoped to make a name for herself in this area However, she was not taken seriously and her theories were rejected Beatrix concentrated her efforts on her drawing and painting abilities She created Christmas cards where her pet rabbit Benjamin Bouncer had been used as a model and made money selling these to friends and family Beatrix’s last governess, Annie Carter, was only a few years older than her and they became great friends When Annie left to marry Edwin Moore, Beatrix would visit her and she wrote letters to Annie’s children containing imaginative stories Annie suggested to Beatrix that her stories might make good books, so Beatrix borrowed back the letters and turned them into little books In 1901, after the idea was rejected by six publishers, Beatrix used her own money to pay for 250 copies of The Tale of Peter Rabbit to be made They sold very quickly Having seen a copy, Frederick Warne decided to publish Peter Rabbit, and within a year had already had to produce six editions to meet demand This success marked the start of a life-long relationship between Beatrix and Warne's It also brought Beatrix friendship with, and then love for, Norman Warne, her editor, who sent her a marriage proposal in 1905 Unfortunately, Norman died of leukemia less than a month after his proposal Beatrix was devastated by the tragedy, but she did her best to overcome her grief by devoting herself to her work She also spent as much time as she could in the Lake District where she was using the income from her books to buy farmland She was unable to live there full time because she was expected to take care of her parents in London, but she stayed as often as possible, and began to learn the business of running a farm She continued writing, producing one or two new books each year for the next eight years In 1909, through purchasing another Cumbrian property near to Hill Top, she met and then befriended a local solicitor, William Heelis Beatrix married William in 1913 She was 47 Although she agreed to marry him, Beatrix’s parent did not approve of the match and tried in vane to change Beatrix’s mind The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Teachers Notes Beatrix Potter Biography Beatrix the Farmer Marriage freed Beatrix to settle properly in the Lake District She was finally able to throw herself fully into the role of farmer She enjoyed the physical, day-to-day tasks Beatrix also became an expert in breeding Herdwicks, a type of sheep indigenous to Cumbria By the early 1930’s she had bought over 4000 acres of farmland with the money she had made from her 23 tales, many of which were inspired by and written in the Lake District Apart from farming, Beatrix's major passion in the final part of her life was conservation, During her lifetime she helped to run the an interest inspired by her friendship with farms and became an expert on the Canon Rawnsley Her expanding estate, Herdwick breed The Herdwicks are a very funded by revenue from book sales, gave hardy breed with coarse grey fleece, ideally her the opportunity to fulfill an ambition to suited to life on the fells Sadly, in the early preserve not only part of the Lake District's 1900’s the Herdwicks were in danger of unique landscape but the area's traditional being replaced by less hardy breeds with farming methods softer wool Beatrix and a handful of other local farmers however, made sure that they Beatrix died aged 77 on 22nd December continued to be bred in this area The total 1943 In her will she left 14 farms and over Herdwick flock now stands at around 4000 acres to the National Trust, land that it 75,000 sheep still owns and protects against development today During her lifetime Beatrix bought fifteen farms, and took a very active part in caring for them Dressed in clogs, shawl and an old tweed skirt, she helped with the haymaking, waded through mud to unblock drains and searched the fells for lost sheep She said she was at her happiest when she was with her farm animals With her shepherd, Tom Storey, she won major prizes for breeding Herdwick sheep and In 1943 she became the first woman to be elected President of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders’ Association, a sign of the high regard in which she was held by the local farming community The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Teachers Notes Beatrix Potter Timeline 1866 28th July Helen Beatrix Potter born in Bolton Gardens, South Kensington, London; the first child of Helen and Rupert Potter 1871 Beatrix spends first summer holiday in Scotland 1872 Brother Walter Bertram born 1881 Beatrix begins her Journal aged 15 The journal is written in a secret code which was not cracked until 1958 1882 The Potter family's first Lake District holiday at Wray Castle in the Lake District 1883 Beatrix receives a new governess, Annie Carter 1885 Annie Carter marries Edwin Moore (two years later Noel Moore is born.) Beatrix acquires a rabbit, Benjamin Bouncer 1887 Beatrix develops serious rheumatic fever 1889 Benjamin Bouncer models for Potter family Christmas cards 1893 Beatrix sends Noel Moore a story about her pet rabbit, Peter 1896 Beatrix and family spend summer holiday in Near Sawrey 1901 Frederick Warne & Co show interest in The Tale of Peter Rabbit in Mr McGregor's Garden, but reject it Beatrix publishes 250 copies of the Tale of Peter Rabbit, privately 1902 Frederick Warne publishes 8000 copies of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, shortened and illustrated in full colour Beatrix privately publishes 500 copies of The Tailor of Gloucester 1903 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and Tailor of Gloucester published 1904 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny and The Tale of Two Bad Mice 1905 At 39 years old, Beatrix receives and accepts a proposal of marriage from her editor Norman Warne but he dies of leukaemia The Tale of Mrs Tiggy Winkle and The Pie and the Patty-Pan published Beatrix officially buys Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Teachers Notes Beatrix Potter Timeline 1906 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher is published Beatrix starts to breed Herdwick Sheep at Hill Top Farm 1907 The Tale of Tom Kitten is published 1908 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is published 1909 Beatrix buys second farm in Near Sawrey, Castle Farm The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and The Tale of Ginger and Pickles are published 1911 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes and Peter Rabbit's Painting Book are published 1912 The Tale of Mr Todd is published Beatrix accepts a proposal of marriage from William Heelis, a Lake District solicitor 1913 Beatrix marries William Heelis They choose Castle Cottage as their home The Tale of Piggling Bland is published 1917 Appley Dappley's Book of Rhymes and Tale of Johnny Town Mouse is published 1921 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes published 1923 Beatrix buys Troutbeck Park Farm, 1900 acre sheep farm 1926 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers is published 1930 At 63 years old, Beatrix buys 5000 acre Monk Coniston She wins silver challenge cup for best Lake District Herdwick ewe The Tale of Little Pig Robinson is published 1938 Beatrix has surgery in Liverpool 1939 Beatrix dictates her will before more surgery 1943 Beatrix elected President of Herdwick Sheep Breeders' Association to begin March 1944 22nd December Beatrix Potter Heelis dies at 77 at Castle Cottage 1945 William Heelies dies The joint Heelis property, over 4000 acres with 17 farms, cot tages are all left to National Trust Chronology by Linda Lear, adapted from Judy Taylor's in Beatrix Potter Artist & Illustrator, paintings and drawings selected by Anne Stevenson Hobbs (London: Frederick Warne & Co., 2005) The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Key Stage and Activity: Who was Beatrix Potter? Learning Objective: To explore the life and work of Beatrix Potter Description This activity looks at the life of Beatrix Potter; who she was and the main events in her life Prior to visiting, children should be introduced to the author and some of her work During the visit, this activity will take place in the Virtual Walks area of the attraction Resources required Photographs or film extract of Beatrix Potter for discussion; Timeline Worksheets Curriculum Links History Knowledge and understanding of Events, people and changes in the past Historical enquiry QCA Unit links Unit 4—Why we remember famous people? Pre Visit Show groups of children a picture of Beatrix Potter What can you find out about her from this picture? Are the clothes like the clothes women wear now? How are they different? What is the person in the picture doing? How can we tell that this person lived a long time ago? What sort of person you think she is? Alternatively show the Synopsis of The Making of Miss Potter While Children are watching ask them to note anything they recognise In groups discuss - Who is the film about? Why you think this? When you think the person lived? Have you read or recognised any of the pictures or books? Explain to the class who Beatrix Potter was – Teacher notes During the Visit Show the children pictures of Beatrix Potter’s life on the Timeline Wall Remind them of the work they did prior to their visit Help them recount her story by choosing the most appropriate pictures and discussing what they tell us Ask the children to pick important events in Beatrix Potter’s life and add them to the Timeline Worksheet You may wish to differentiate the worksheet by including dates and asking the children to find out why each date is important Ideas for Back at School In groups, children can group together the information and significant events they collected from their visit They can produce their own timeline for display perhaps including further research from books or the internet You could differentiate this activity by providing children with a selection of photographs from throughout Beatrix Potter’s life and asking the children to put them in the correct order on a timeline The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 24 Beatrix Potter Timeline The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 1900 1945 Look carefully at the timeline on the wall in the Virtual Walks area of the attraction and watch the short video which will play on the screens Choose important events from the life of Beatrix Potter and add them to the timeline below Remember to include the date of the event and to put your events in order You may wish to include additional notes or sketches 1860 25 Key Stage and Activity: Plant Observations Learning Objectives: To create detailed sketches of flowers and plants To recall and identify the parts of plants Description This activity will take place in the Peter Rabbit Garden The children will make observational drawings of the plants in the garden and labelling the main parts of the Resources required Sketchbooks, pencils, plant reference books Curriculum Links Key stage Science Green Plants—To recognise and name the leaf, flower, stem and root of flowering plants Art Investigating and making art, craft and design Key stage Science Green Plants— Taught about the parts of the flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants Variation and classification Art Exploring and developing ideas Investigating and making art, craft and design PNS Unit links Unit 1B—Growing Plants Unit 2B—Plants and animals in local environments Unit 3B—Helping plants grow well 6A—Interdependence and adaptation Pre Visit Spend some time reminding children of the main parts of flowering plants relevant to their ability During the Visit Explain to the children how Beatrix Potter was a keen naturalist and made detailed studies of flora and fauna She used many of these studies were used in the backgrounds of her illustrations Using sketchbooks or paper, children choose flowering plants, herbs or vegetables which interest them and create detailed sketches Encourage children to look carefully at the subject and to draw what they can see, rather than what they think they can see Ask children to annotate their sketches by labelling the main parts of the plant; leaf, flower, stem, seed, root (You may wish to label the parts of a flower in addition) You may wish to take photographs of the plants for reference back at school Ideas for Back at School Children can use the internet and/or reference books to name their plants They can then create a class reference book for the Peter Rabbit Garden using their sketches Using the photographs from the garden and/or children’s sketches, children create or use a key to identify the different plants in the garden The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 26 Key Stage and Activity: Herb Hunting in the Peter Rabbit garden Learning Objectives To identify and investigate plants and herbs found in the garden Description This activity takes place in the Peter Rabbit Garden Children will explore the garden using a mixture of senses to identify different herbs that are grown These herbs are then used in the Tail of Gloucester Tearoom Resources required Herb identifying photographs (at attraction) Herb identification worksheets, pencils Curriculum Links Science Key stage Life Processes – to relate life processes to animals and plants found in the local environment Green Plants—To recognise and name the leaf, flower, stem and root of flowering plants Living things in their environment—find out about the different kinds of plants and animals in the local environment Science Key stage Life Processes— To make links between life processes in familiar animals and plants and the environments in which they are found Variation and classification— How locally occurring animals and plants can be identified and assigned to groups; that the variety of plants and animals makes it important to identify them and assign groups PNS Unit links Unit 2B—Plants and animals in the local environment Unit 2C—Variation Unit 6A—Interdependence and adaptation Pre Visit Perhaps explore the school grounds and see what plants children know or can identify using pictures and books Explain that children should not eat or put plants in their mouths and they should always wash their hands During the visit Split the group into smaller groups of 4-6 children (For younger children, an adult is recommended with each group) Explain that children will be looking around the garden to find and identify different herbs Remind Children that they should not eat the herbs Give each group a selection of photographs with herb names Children find herbs and complete the Herb Investigation Sheet The sheet encourages children to look at smell, leaf texture, leaf shape and colour They can add their own notes if necessary Ask the children to share their findings and preferences with other groups Explain that these herbs are used in the tearoom to flavour food Ideas for Back at School Create your own herb garden either outside or using pots in the classroom They are easy to grow and smell great Herbs have been used for centuries for things like medicine Research the different herbs and perhaps create information leaflets to go with your herb gardens The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 27 Herb Hunting Using the picture cards, look around the garden to see which herbs you can identify Use the boxes below to record your findings as you investigate the herbs Herb Name: Leaf Texture: Shape and Colour of Leaves: rough smooth hairy feathery (Draw the leaves and leaf arrangement) Smell: (Can you describe the smell?) Addition Information: Herb Name: Leaf Texture: Shape and Colour of Leaves: rough smooth hairy feathery (Draw the leaves and leaf arrangement) Smell: (Can you describe the smell?) Addition Information: Herb Name: Leaf Texture: Shape and Colour of Leaves: rough smooth hairy feathery (Draw the leaves and leaf arrangement) Smell: (Can you describe the smell?) Addition Information: Herb Name: Leaf Texture: rough smooth hairy feathery Shape and Colour of Leaves: (Draw the leaves and leaf arrangement) Smell: (Can you describe the smell?) Addition Information: The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 28 Herb Hunting Bay Laurus nobilis Camomile Chamomile nobile Chives Allium Mint Mentha spicata Fennel Foeniculatum vulgare Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 29 Herb Hunting Lavender Lavendula angustifolia Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Parsley—Moss Curled Petroselinum crispum Thyme Thymus vulgaris Take a closer look at our Scented Leaf Geraniums in the greenhouse at the top of the garden They smell fantastic and everyone is different Compare them and choose your favourite Scented leaf Geranium Pelargonium The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 30 Key Stage Activity: Landscape Sketches Learning Objectives: To be able to carefully observe and record details from real life landscapes using line drawings To make detailed observations of other artists work Description Many Lakeland scenes painted by Beatrix Potter made it into the illustrations within her books This activity involves a short walk to the shores of Windermere where children can become inspired to make their own landscape sketches Resources required Copies of paintings, sketchbooks or paper, pencils, viewfinders Curriculum Links Art and Design Exploring and developing ideas Evaluating and developing work PNS Unit links Art and Design Unit 2B - Mother Nature Designer Unit 6C - A Sense of Place Pre visit Look carefully at some landscape paintings of Lakeland settings by various artists from both present and past Discuss what children like or dislike about them and the composition What does this painting make you feel? Why you think the artist has used high/low horizon and what effect does this create? Look at how the artists have layered their work using background, middleground and foreground (useful website http:// www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/landscape.htm) Repeat with some of Beatrix Potter’s landscape work During the Visit Following your visit to the attraction, the children can be taken on a short walk from the attraction to an area known as Cockshott Point (see walk details) Using the Teachers Notes explain the importance of the area and its relevance to Beatrix Potter Ask the children to use viewfinders to select views they think include interesting features Ask the children to draw thumbnail sketches of these views in their sketchbooks, focusing on relative proportions, lines and shapes within the area selected Encourage children to make notes on their sketches about interesting patterns, textures and colours You may also wish to take some photographs of the area to take back to school Ideas for Back at School Children can use different medium such as pastel or watercolour to add to their sketches Use the photographs to remind them of the scene, light levels and colours The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 31 Beatrix Potter Landscapes The garden at Ees Wyke, Sawrey, (1902) The Newlands Valley from Beatrix Potter’s sketchbook of the Derwent Water area View over Hill Top Farm and Sawrey from Beatrix Potter’s 1905 sketchbook Sketch of a mountain landscape in snow (1909) 'Esthwaite Water seen from Lakefield', (1900) The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 32 Additional Ideas Identifying Plants in the Garden Identify and group different plants found in the Peter Rabbit Garden The children can annotate a map of the garden with their findings Children discuss likes and dislikes and use ideas to help them plan a garden of their own for school Observational Drawing As children move around the exhibition they make sketches of scenes which interest them They may choose to annotate there sketches Discuss why children chose particular scenes Make links with descriptive writing Garden Rubbings The children can select from a range of natural objects, including leaves, bark, stones, rocks, wood Using crayons, charcoal, shading pencils the children will make rubbings of a range of natural objects and textures Share rubbings and discuss patterns and textures What Were Homes Like in the Past? Using the scenes in the main exhibition, children draw or take notes of the items they see in the homes of the characters Explain that these homes would have been based on what peoples homes were like at the time the book was written Children make comparisons with modern day homes Drama Each scene in the attraction shows part of a story Children can recreate the scenes in a ‘freeze frame’ either in the attraction or back at school Discuss the thoughts and feelings of each character at the point of freeze frame Secret Code Beatrix Potter began to write a secret diary when she was 15 years old The diary was written in a code where each letter was replaced with a different letter or symbol Use the code to create your own secret messages or to decipher some of Beatrix Potters thoughts Senses The attraction uses all the senses in recreating different scenes from the tales Discuss not only what you can see but also what you can hear, smell, and feel Data Handling Children plan an investigation into finding how many people visit the attraction They create interview style questions asking visitors why they have chosen to visit the attraction and if they are local or visiting the area on holiday Children present their findings The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 33 Cockshott Point Walk Details and Map This is a short, circular walk of about 2km (1¼ miles) which takes in stunning views of Windermere and the surrounding fells The walk is easy with firm footing throughout It follows pavements and wide public footpaths It gives a real sense of why Beatrix Potter was so fond of this area and why she put so much effort into it’s conservation Beatrix Potter was involved in a campaign to save Cockshott Point from development In 1927 she produced fifty drawings which were sold in order to provide the funds to buy Cockshott Point which she later bequeathed to the National Trust The walk starts and ends at The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction It is great opportunity for your group to have a go at their own landscape artwork (see Suggested Self-guided Activities) or for a picnic lunch Walk Description Leave the World of Beatrix Potter using the Tearoom entrance Cross the road and turn left at the mini roundabout Follow the road on pavement past the church to reach the lake shore and boat jetties Continue to next road junction Follow the minor road round the Glebe (past the car park and chandlers) and join the footpath that leaves the road at the bend by the boat yard The public footpath takes you around the lake shore and Cockshott Point Find a suitable place here, looking out towards Belle Island to enjoy your picnic lunch, sketchbook work or simply to admire the views There is direct access to pebble beaches, woodland and a large open grass area Continue on the path until you reach a kissing gate (Note: turn right here for public toilets approx 150m)Turn left and continue on the footpath back to the Glebe On meeting the road, cross and continue straight on beside the cemetery and pitch and putt golf course Turn left and follow the main road back up the hill to the Attraction Please Note: This is a self-guided walk and as it is not part of the Attraction you will need to risk assess accordingly The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 34 Attraction Led Activities Visit by Peter Rabbit Visitors to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction are always charmed by a visit from Peter Rabbit He can welcome your guests to the attraction and is always a popular photo opportunity Visit by Beatrix Potter Our knowledgeable actress who plays Beatrix Potter talks to guests as if she is Beatrix Potter in the year 1920, dressed in costume recreated from original photographs by costumiers from the Royal Exchange Theatre She can tailor her performance to suit your occasion Your group may like to come up with their own questions to interview Beatrix or alternatively she could read one of her famous tales to your group This is by no means a definitive list of what additional activities we can offer at The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction By providing us with your intended aims and objectives and current topics of study we may be able to suggest further ideas to enhance your visit These additional activities will incur an additional charge and we will be happy to discuss these with you when you make your booking The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction can be enjoyed as part of a range of reduced price Lake District tours with other top attractions These Lake District tours are designed to make the most of your time in "the most beautiful corner of England" Garden Talk Our gardeners can be on hand to give your group a tour of the Peter Rabbit Garden They can tell you about all the different plants we grow, why they were chosen and how we look after them Are gardeners are not based at the attraction every day but please discuss your interest in this option when making your booking The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 35 Lake District Tours The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction can be enjoyed as part of a range of reduced price Lake District tours with other top attractions These Lake District tours are designed to make the most of your time in "the most beautiful corner of England" Your group can sail on England’s longest lake, journey by steam train through beautiful Lakeland countryside or even explore beneath the surface of Windermere at the Lakes Aquarium We recommend these four popular packages but of course we can also arrange your own bespoke tour Rails, Sail and Tail Take a journey by Steam locomotive on The Lake District’s only standard gauge preserved railway line, through the Leven Valley to the bottom of Lake Windermere From here you hop on to a boat and sail up the Lake to Bowness where it’s just a short walk to The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction to complete your Rail, Sail and Tail tour Inclusive price - £13.30 per Adult, £8.60 per Child Fur, Fin, Fun Visit Lakeland’s leading freshwater aquarium and meet the UK’s largest collection of freshwater fish Watch the otters at play and walk under the lake while the ducks dive above you Combine your visit with a Lakeland cruise, taking in magnificent scenery, then finish the tour with a visit to The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction Inclusive price - £15.95 per Adult, £10.55 per Child Beatrix Potter, Boats, and Brockhole A very popular tour which combines a visit to The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction with a boat trip and a visit to the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre at Brockhole This innovative attraction boasts an exciting exhibition about the Lakes and is set in stunning Edwardian grounds on the shores of Lake Windermere It has an award-winning adventure playground which is ideal for groups that need to let off steam! It also has an excellent place to picnic and play games! The cruise between the attractions means you can leave your transport for a while and enjoy the Lake District countryside Inclusive price - £11.50 per Adult, £6.40 per Child The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 36 Useful Contacts Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Co Ltd Haverthwaite Station Nr Ulverston Cumbria LA12 8AL Tel: 015395 31594 www.lakesiderailway.co.uk Brockhole - The Lake District Visitor Centre Windermere Cumbria LA23 1LJ Tel: 015394 46601 infodesk@lakedistrict.gov.uk www.brockhole.co.uk/ Lakes Aquarium Lakeside Newby Bridge Cumbria LA12 8AS Tel: 015395 30153 info@lakesaquarium.co.uk www.lakesaquarium.co.uk Lakeland Motor Museum Limited Old Blue Mill Backbarrow Ulverston Cumbria LA12 8TA Tel: 015395 30400 info@lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk http://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd Winander House Glebe Road Bowness-on-Windermere Cumbria LA23 3HE Tel: 015394 43360 info@windermere-lakecruises.co.uk www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk Cumbria Tourism Windermere Road Staveley Kendal Cumbria LA8 9PL Tel: 01539 822222 info@golakes.co.uk http://www.golakes.co.uk The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 37 Useful Websites About Beatrix Potter http://www.peterrabbit.com/us/ http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/is/enroom/illustrators/potter.htm http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hill-top/ http://www.beatrixpottersociety.org.uk/ http://www.visitcumbria.com/beatrix-potter.htm http://www.bpotter.com/Biography.aspx http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/b/beatrix-potter/ http://www.visitmisspotter.com/ Gardening http://growingschools.org.uk http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/growyourown/activities.php Shop http://www.beatrix-potter-shop.co.uk/ Other http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/beatrix-potter-business-ofbooks/ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening/uploads/documents/ making_a_bug_hotel_770.pdf http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ballet-the-tales-of-beatrixpotter/8805.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/ children_at_play/ http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/landscape.htm The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com 38 ... wealth of learning opportunities for pupils of all ages A visit to the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction can enhance and recapitulate children’s learning of Beatrix Potter and her work The World of. .. 13 The World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3BX E:groups@hop-skip-jump.com www.hop-skip-jump.com Map of Attraction The Peter Rabbit Garden The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction. .. complementing the indoor part of the Attraction and beginning to tell the story of Beatrix Potter the naturalist Finally, our Interactive Virtual Walks area of the Attraction provides information about Beatrix